Ogden Daily Standard | 1903-06-20 | Page 2 | A Fatal Joke Section

FATAL JOKE paris june 20 A young roan riding on a tramcar in the boulevard hausmann noticed a friend pacing along jn a cab a few feet beneath him ae the cab ramo alongside the his friend dawned yawned and alie young man for a joke tossed down a good sized walnut which fell into his friends throat immediately the latter lody writhed in pain face grew purple and his hanja wildly clutched the air ho was choking to death the nut having lodged far down his thront cab and were slopped and the nearest summoned nut it was too late and tho victim died in a few minu tee the of the prim joke albl martin thirty acara of age has been asked to hold himself at tho disposal of justice